Abandoned kitten never forgotten - Ann
Woodman, Hopeful Networker
One beautiful day in January 2006, I received a call from a
friend entreating me to take on yet another abandoned kitten.
Having already ten rescued felines and two rescued canines, the
thought of having to look after yet another stray was daunting.
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Nevertheless, I fetched the minute creature which
had been found a week earlier in a shoebox on
someone’s doorstep (together with it’s dead
sibling). Despite being over-run with fleas and
underfed, she seemed in good spirits and I
immediately took her to my vet who advised that she
may have special needs as she was about four weeks
old and had obviously not completed nursing from her
mother. Approximating her age, I made her birthday
to be 11 December 2005.
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This was cat number 11 which was more than
enough. In the French language, “one egg” translates to “Un
Oeuf” which in English sounds almost like “Enough” and so I
named the little cat Egg.
While never categorised, it was the opinion of most that Egg was
a cross Ragdoll/ Birman, her most stunning feature was her azure
eyes.
The first time Egg took ill was in December 2006 - she was about
a year old. Having not been properly weaned, her intestines had
not fully developed so she wasn’t able to properly process her
food which also affected her kidneys.
Together with the expertise of my vet and all the love in the
world, Egg grew into a really beautiful creature, so much so
that she was named Miss December 2007 in a Lucky Pet Calendar
competition.
Sadly however, by February 2008, Egg’s condition deteriorated
and she died of internal organ and kidney failure on 19 March
2008. She was just over two years old.
I now have 12 cats and four dogs (all rescues) and some of the
original eleven of Egg’s time have since succumbed to illness or
age and I mourn their loss intensely, but none more so than Egg.
Rest in peace, Egg. I love you.
I will continue to rescue strays and bring
Shelter animals into my home - so should you:
